How to apply

Year 12 students must apply through Victorian Tertiary Admission
Centre (VTAC). Entry is based on the ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission
Rank) score achieved. For further information contact VTAC on 1300 364
133 or visit VTAC.

Students who have commenced studies in an award course at Deakin
University may apply to transfer to another award course. Selection will
be based primarily on academic merit, i.e. the selection standards
applicable for both VTAC and direct applicants. When an application for
Course Transfer has been approved, students will not normally be
permitted to transfer back into the initial course at a later date.

Deakin students will not be required to apply through VTAC or by Direct
application for a new course as the admission standards are equivalent
for all applicants.

Law and Law Combined Courses

Students who have commenced a stand-alone award course other than law
may apply for transfer to a law course at the end of the first
trimester of study (or part-time equivalent) and successful completion
of 4 credit points.

Current Deakin students must achieve a minimum WAM for the application for transfer to be considered for law courses.

Minimum of 70 for entry into Law at Burwood

Minimum of 65 for entry into Law at Geelong

Minimum of 60 for entry into Law at Warrnambool

Students who have commenced a Law or Combined Law course and wish to transfer to a different combined or stand alone Law course.

Students who have commenced a combined law course may apply for
transfer to another combined law course on their campus of enrolment
upon successful completion of their first trimester of study and
successful completion of 4 credit points.

All applicants in the non-school leaver category must also apply
through the Victorian Tertiary Admission Centre (VTAC) and the majority
must sit the The Australian Law Schools Entrance Test (ALSET).

The ALSET is compulsory for most applicants applying for entry into
any of Deakin University's undergraduate law degree programs: Arts/Law,
Commerce/Law, Criminology/Law, International Studies/Law, Law,
Law/Science, Property and Real Estate/Law and Management/Law.

Selection for non current year 12 (NonY12) is based on the following:
ALSET (100%), or ALSET (50%) combined with a GPA (50%) or GPA from
Bachelor level and postgraduate tertiary studies completed within the
past 10 years (no exceptions).

You are exempt from sitting the ALSET if you have:

a Year 12 ATAR or equivalent score that is not more than 10 years old (no exceptions)

or
successfully completed tertiary studies* within the past 10 years
(no exceptions) with a minimum of 4 credit points of study (or
equivalent) at another Australian institution, or within a current
Deakin University course

Applicants admitted on the basis of tertiary studies will be considered with a minimum GPA of:

70 for entry into Law at Burwood

65 for entry into Law at Geelong

60 for entry into Law at Warrnambool or cloud (online), previously known as off-campus

* tertiary studies must be at Bachelor level or above for exemption to apply

If applicants have not achieved the required minimum tertiary GPA or
ATAR to be considered for admission then the ALSET result and GPA/ATAR
will be weighted 50:50.

Whether you complete the ALSET or meet with one of the ALSET
exemption criterias, please note places in Law are not guaranteed. ALSET
or ATAR exempt candidates are deemed eligible to be considered for
offer only.

If you are unsure whether or not you need to sit the ALSET you should
email your questions regarding the ALSET to the Faculty of Business and
Law campus office that you wish to apply for.